Shut down your Mac completely, then turn it on again while holding the Cmd + R keys. Before we can use it, we need to boot into macOS Recovery. Obviously, we're interested in the forth option here.

Restore your Mac using a Time Machine backup.

Run Disk Utility, to erase or repair your hard disk.

This is a hidden partition that you can use to: To restore an entire Time Machine backup, you need to boot into macOS Recovery. This is useful if something goes wrong in macOS that you don't know how to fix, or if you want to move all your data to a new Mac. See Ways to back up or protect your files.When necessary, you can restore every file, user account, and setting on your Mac from a previous Time Machine backup. You can use iCloud Drive and iCloud Photos to safely store your documents, photos, and videos in iCloud. See View and restore past versions of documents. With many apps, you can use Time Machine within individual documents, so you can examine and read past versions to find the version you want. For example, if an item was in the Documents folder, it’s returned to the Documents folder. Restored items return to their original location. Select one or more items you want to restore (these can include folders or your entire disk), then click Restore. If you see a pulsing light to semi-dark gray tick mark, it represents a backup that’s still loading or validating on the backup disk. Use the arrows and timeline to browse the local snapshots and backups. A message may appear while your Mac connects to the backup disk.

Use Launchpad to view and open apps on Mac and open Time Machine (in the Other folder). If you’re missing an item from the desktop, you don’t need to open a window. On your Mac, open a window for the item you want to restore.įor example, to recover a file you accidentally deleted from your Documents folder, open the Documents folder.

Get started with accessibility features.

Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites.

Watch and listen together with SharePlay.Share and collaborate on files and folders.Sync music, books, and more between devices.Make and receive phone calls on your Mac.Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad.Use Live Text to interact with text in a photo.Make it easier to see what’s on the screen.Install and reinstall apps from the App Store.

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